erhalten
[ɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩]
The verdict
“erhalten” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #418. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #418
- frequency rank, German
- 4,632
- “E” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas bekommen, empfangen
Corpus desk
Index DE-erhalten · erhalten · German
erhalten · rank #418 · 12 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #418
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,632
- PHOTO-FINISH bald
Nearest frequency peer: bald (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “erhalten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Wasser
Wasser
99,586 corpus weight
- alten
alten
99,585 corpus weight
- bald
bald
99,584 corpus weight
- erhalten
erhalten
99,583 corpus weight
- Junge
Junge
99,582 corpus weight
- lieber
lieber
99,581 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “erhalten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erhalten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #418 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erhalten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around erhalten (IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈhaltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #418 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erhalten, with forms such as "ehralten", "erahlten", and "erhaletn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "erholen", "erraten", "erholte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is erhalten, spelled E-R-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas bekommen, empfangen
- 2etwas bewahren
- 3jemanden ernähren, unterhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erhalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Empfänger erhielt ein Paket von einem Boten.
Der Sklave erhielt Schläge für seinen Ungehorsam.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ehralten
- erahlten
- erhaletn
- erhallten
- erhaltenn
- erhaltne
- erhaltten
- erhatlen
- erhhalten
- erhlaten
- errhalten
- rehalten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erhalten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "erhalten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "erhalten". Here's where to go from here.
- "erhalten" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "erholen". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #418 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.